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100 Women and 100 Dreams Project: Mahreen and Rayaa’s Stories
January 28, 2025

100 Women and 100 Dreams Project: Mahreen and Rayaa’s Stories

This is the fifth installment in the series, read the first installment, Khorshid and Madinah’s Stories here, and the second …

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The Cruel Nexus of Brick Kilns, Bonded Labor and Child Labor in Pakistan
August 1, 2024

The Cruel Nexus of Brick Kilns, Bonded Labor and Child Labor in Pakistan

“Here, every day we experience a new story of slavery, we experience and see the tears of mothers and children …

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Climate Change and Human Trafficking: A Concerning Intersection in the Philippines
November 24, 2023

Climate Change and Human Trafficking: A Concerning Intersection in the Philippines

The Philippines context “In the past, we only had rain sometimes, on the expected time of the year…there were very …

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The anti-trafficking sector’s blind spot: Indigenous peoples
September 19, 2023

The anti-trafficking sector’s blind spot: Indigenous peoples

There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people around the world. Today,  indigenous peoples are counted among the populations made most vulnerable to human trafficking. Indigenous communities are …

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100 Women and 100 Dreams Project: Leilah and Kulthoom’s Stories
May 30, 2023

100 Women and 100 Dreams Project: Leilah and Kulthoom’s Stories

This is the second installment in the series, read the first installment, Khorshid and Madinah’s Stories here. *Leilah remembers the …

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All in the Family: A Gendered Perspective on Familial Trafficking
April 18, 2023

All in the Family: A Gendered Perspective on Familial Trafficking

This blog post is by Gabriela Stanimirova, an Associate at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) where she …

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Ending Child Labor, Forced Marriage and Labor Exploitation: A Success Story from Rural India, Part 2
April 3, 2023

Ending Child Labor, Forced Marriage and Labor Exploitation: A Success Story from Rural India, Part 2

Photo: *Preethi avoided forced marriage and became a successful business woman due to support and training from Lok Samiti  This …

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Ending Child Labor, Forced Marriage and Labor Exploitation: A Success Story from Rural India, Part 1
March 19, 2023

Ending Child Labor, Forced Marriage and Labor Exploitation: A Success Story from Rural India, Part 1

Photo: Women learning sewing and embroidery during the classes at Lok Samiti This blog post is part 1 of a …

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Forced to Scam: Cyber Slavery in South Asia
January 3, 2023

Forced to Scam: Cyber Slavery in South Asia

Have you ever received an unexpected text or WhatsApp message from a stranger? They may have had an attractive profile …

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Fighting Human Slavery: Why the Private Sector Should Care
October 18, 2022

Fighting Human Slavery: Why the Private Sector Should Care

Human trafficking, which represents the recruitment, transport, receipt and harboring of people for the purpose of exploiting their labor, affects …

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